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社
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company

HSK 5 N4
Human →Emotions
shè
シャ
やしろ
사
Originally depicted a god (礻) of the soil (土). The meaning later shifted to "shrine", "congregation", and "society".
Components
礻 spirit+ 土 earth =
社 company
礻 Meaning component
shì spirit
cult
礻 is a component form of 示.
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
soil, earth
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Notes
Similar Characters
礼 ceremony (jp)祀 sacrifice祁 numerous祆 Ormazda祇 the spirit of the earth祈 supplicate祉 blessings祎 excellent (simp)祓 exorcise祕 confidential (trad)祖 ancestor祗 look祚 throne祛 disperse祜 blessing神 gods祠 ancestral temple祢 one's deceased father (simp)祥 propitious祧 an ancestral hall
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
社
Regular
Modern
Chinese
社 [shè]
society; group; club; agency; (old) god of the land
Japanese
社 やしろ 同音
noun (Shinto) shrine
社 しゃ 同音

noun

  1. abbrev. company; firm; office; association; society
  2. abbrev. (Shinto) shrine
  3. regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour)
  4. abbrev. incorporated body; corporation; corporate juridical person (as (社) before organization names)

counter

  1. counter for companies, shrines, etc.
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
この社はジュピターにささげられたものだ。
This shrine is sacred to Jupiter.
消息筋によると、○○社は東証一部への上場を準備している。
According to informed sources, ____ Ltd. is preparing for the move up to the first section of the Tokyo Stock exchange.
Japanese Names
社 やしろ
Yashiro place namesurnamefemale given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
社会 [shè​huì] #1,518
society
社会 [shè​huì] #1,518
society
社区 [shè​qū] #2,485
community
社区 [shè​qū] #2,485
community
新华社 [Xīn​huá​shè] #67,211
Xinhua News Agency
新华社 [Xīn​huá​shè] #67,211
Xinhua News Agency
社会主义 [shè​huì​zhǔ​yì] #13,747
socialism
社会主义 [shè​huì​zhǔ​yì] #13,747
socialism
社交 [shè​jiāo] #3,914
interaction
报社 [bào​shè] #7,267
newspaper (i.e. a company)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 会社 [かいしゃ] #1,667
company
⭐ 社会 [しゃかい] #2,199
society
⭐ 社長 [しゃちょう] #3,255
company president
⭐ 神社 [じんじゃ] #4,634
Shinto shrine
⭐ 社員 [しゃいん] #5,638
company employee
⭐ 社会的 [しゃかいてき] #7,279
social
⭐ 社会人 [しゃかいじん] #11,380
working adult
社交界 [しゃこうかい] #11,662
high society
⭐ 本社 [ほんしゃ] #12,178
head office
⭐ 社交 [しゃこう] #13,705
social life
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KOREAN WORDS (41)
회사 #2,353
company; corporation
사장 #7,066
president; chief executive
잡지사 #33,319
magazine company
주식회사 #37,518
joint-stock company; limited company
본사 #38,344
headquarters
사단 #38,453
corporation; association
여행사 #41,113
travel agency
봉건 사회
feudal society
부사장
vice president
사교계
high society; beau monde; social circles
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